<h1>Competency-Based Interview Questions</?/h1>
<p>
  Competency-based interview questions vary widely between sectors and 
  depending on the level of responsibility to which you are applying. 
  The type of competencies against which you will be assessed also 
  depends on the actual post and the company who is interviewing you. 
  For example, some companies view leadership as a competency on its 
  own whilst others prefer to split leadership between a wide range 
  of components (creativity, flexibility, strategic thinking, vision etc.).
</p>
<p>
  The aim of using competency-based questions is to ask candidates / 
  colleagues to describe specific details of a past situation from 
  which a skill level or behaviour style can be gauged. It is based 
  on the belief that how a person reacted in the past is indicative 
  of how they will react or behave in the future.
</p>
<p>
  It is very important to ask the same question to all applicants / 
  colleagues so that a common platform for the recruitment decision 
  or development plan is established.
</p>
<p>
  Before you start to compile your interview questions or create your 
  guide, you should carefully select the capabilities to assess at interview.
</p>
<p>
  The Competency Dictionary will assist you to select the capabilities 
  for interview and the level required for each. Select your identified 
  competencies and level for each and choose a question from the 
  suggestions in this guide.
</p>
<p>
  The <i><strong>responses</strong></i> gained should cover:
</p>
<ul class="overview">
  <li>The situation</li>
  <li>The action taken, and</li>
  <li>The outcome</li>
</ul>
<p>
  Getting a complete response which covers all the above elements will 
  be a stronger predictor of future performance than if you only obtain 
  one or two of the above. In situations where you find that the candidate 
  does not volunteer enough information to cover off these points, then 
  it is important that you probe further until you are satisfied with 
  the response.
</p>
<p>
  Enclosed are suggested questions for use during the interview.
</p>